HEWANORRA METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE HOTLINE # 454 3452 FAX # 454 9705 - TopicsExpress

HEWANORRA METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE HOTLINE # 454 3452 FAX # 454 9705 WEBSITE slumet.gov.lc/ TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL..... ADVISORY NUMBER 12. 11:00 AM 09 JULY 2013. THE CENTER OF CHANTAL MOVES RAPIDLY WESTWARD ACROSS THE ISLAND CHAIN A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SAINT LUCIA. TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA, IN THIS CASE WITHIN 12 HOURS. ALL THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. AT 11:00 AM. TODAY, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.4 DEGREES NORTH...LONGITUDE 61.5 DEGREES WEST, OR ABOUT 55 MILES OR 85 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF ST. LUCIA. CHANTAL IS MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 29 MPH OR 46 KM/H. THE CENTER OF CHANTAL PASSED BETWEEN ST. LUCIA AND MARTINIQUE EARLIER THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH OR 95 KM/H, WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. REPEATING THE 11:00 AM. POSITION LATITUDE 14.4 DEGREES NORTH... LONGITUDE 61.5 DEGREES WEST, OR ABOUT 55 MILES OR 85 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF ST. LUCIA. RESIDENTS OF ST. LUCIA AND THE REST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES ARE ASKED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM AND THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES SHOULD TAKE ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THESE HAZARDS. LOCAL FISHERMEN SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND SECURE ALL EQUIPMENT. SEABATHERS ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SEA. THIS IS THE TWELFTH PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE ST.LUCIA METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE ON THIS SYSTEM. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED AT 2:00 PM TODAY. ____________________________________ T. MATHURIN/ L. FREDICK/ V. DESCARTES FORECASTERS